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Argentina vs Uruguay Prediction & Betting tips
The Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel, is the remarkable battle scene of the friendly South American concert between Argentina and Uruguay on Monday evening. The Argentinians can now have Lionel Messi, but the Uruguayans also have some dangerous snipers in their ranks with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, among others.
Argentina:
It will not have escaped your attention that Argentina has had a bad football summer. The double world champion belonged to the list of top favorites for winning the Copa America, but found her waterloo in the semi-finals. Then Lionel Messi showed himself in the consolation final with a red card and spicy criticism from his worst side, which put him on a heavy suspension. Meanwhile, the little ball virtuoso has returned to the Argentinian national team, and he shot his country from the penalty spot past arch-rival Brazil last Friday: 0-1. This Superclasico de las Americas, which by the way was played in the Saudi Arabian Riyadh, was indeed only a friendly international match, but the joy could clearly be seen in the face of national coach Lionel Scaloni: ‘Winning is always pleasant, certainly in this kind of loaded matches. ”
Argentina has managed to take revenge on Brazil, the country that thwarted its way to the Copa America final last summer. It is still unclear which players will play against Uruguay on Monday-evening, but it is likely that Scaloni will start rotating. Lionel Messi played the full ninety minutes last Friday and was photographed afterwards with hefty packs of ice on his knees, so it could just be that he will start on the bench against Uruguay (although he later indicated that he would be available himself). Big names like Paulo Dybala and Sergio Agüero stayed on the bench against Brazil for the entire match, so they will no doubt play against Uruguay.
Uruguay:
You can only have respect for a country like Uruguay. With fewer than 3,500,000 inhabitants, it is one of the smallest countries in South America in terms of population, yet it has won twice the World Cup and no fewer than 15 times the Copa America.
Even now, the selection of coach Oscar Tabarez, who has been at the helm of La Celeste for many years, is full of quality. However, the Uruguayan team is starting to get a bit older, because key players such as Fernando Muslera, Diego Godin, Edinson Cavani and of course Luis Suarez have already passed the thirties. With PSV midfielder Gaston Pereiro, Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde and Los Angeles striker Brian Rodriguez, one of the goal scorers in last Friday’s 1-2 win over Hungary, Tabarez is slowly trying to fit in younger players. Against arch-rival Argentina, however, Tabarez will undoubtedly again appeal to star player Suarez, who only played one half in Budapest last Friday.
Argentina vs Uruguay head to head matches
01.09.17 WC Uruguay Argentina 0 : 0
02.09.16 WC Argentina Uruguay 1 : 0
17.06.15 CA Argentina Uruguay 1 : 0
16.10.13 WC Uruguay Argentina 3 : 2
13.10.12 WC Argentina Uruguay 3 : 0